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Issa Rae, the star and creator of HBO series Insecure, will star opposite Bill Hader in Empress of Serenity.
The Good Universe and Mr. Mudd project will be helmed by Jesse Andrews in his directorial debut and based on his original script. Andrews is the author and screenwriter behind Me and Earl and the Dying Girl.
Empress of Serenity centers on a man (Hader) whose elaborate plan to win back his ex-wife is upended when he is guilted into a monthlong cruise with his widowed father. Rae will play Michelle, a reclusive kindred spirit in the cabin next door who becomes both aid and obstacle to Sheldon’s plan.
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